-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com> writes: <FBI document excerpt obtained through FOIA snipped>

...meanwhile...

<Directly contrary Senate Judiciary Subcommittee testimony by Assistant Attorney General Jo Ann Harris also snipped>

By exactly what mechanism are appointed (hired ?) officials such as AAG Harris supposedly accountable to the public ?

Supposedly, the congressional pur$e-$trings... [I doubt the "reformers" will exercise this power.]

Can they be brought up on perjury charges ?

[I *wish* but...] doubtful, our best hope is the media.

Just what real legal recourse do we have against lying scum in the bureaucracy ?

I have mass-forwarded Dave Banisar's post to all the media e-mail addresses I have. I suggest that everyone on the list do this too. [Isn't e-mail wonderful? :) ] I also e-mailed the government asking which position was the lie, but I don't expect a response.

Are we stuck unless we can get some Congresscritter to cry foul on the floor of the House or Senate ?

Yup. I'm afraid our best hope [aside from the media] is Congressman Trafficant and his ilk. ;-) <snip>

"you said too much; and what you said, it was a lie" -EMF

When combined with PRZ's award today, I feel this obvious lie could be a blessing in disguise for us privacy lovers. I say this in view of the timing of the upcoming political season, but everyone here already knows that I only trust one kind of candidate to tell us the truth. Now they know why... JMR -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Freedom isn't Freeh iQCVAwUBMDKYp21lp8bpvW01AQFVggP+PqD6KaxwTYLogOaPC4G7nEzqfnR7sfyc SXQx4rQFt+HoaDbo89k75jh8BcfCwmZNEXsmbIz7ilyiIcnwhLDLL+sL+ZPie25W autacym9+MXjrkQUu12qNxQ+XKH0y+TR/mMCGIUVxtpyT5QMPVtAptS1DScoJx0U 0LmFsuSM+Z8= =C1JX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Regards, Jim Ray Don't investigate Mena, Arkansas and contra-coke. Embarrassment is a threat to national security... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PGP key Fingerprint 51 5D A2 C3 92 2C 56 BE 53 2D 9C A1 B3 50 C9 C8 Key id. # E9BD6D35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the Phil Zimmermann (Author of PGP) Legal Defense Fund! email: zldf@clark.net or visit http://www.netresponse.com/zldf ________________________________________________________________________